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Court Finds Liability for Property Owners after Workers Injured when Falling Through Floor
Two injured workers have succeeded in a motion for partial summary judgment for injuries they suffered after falling through a floor while working on a Manhattan construction project. The Kings County judge overseeing the case also denied a motion by defendants to dismiss the injured plaintiffs’ claims, in the case titled Leon v. East… Read More »
Study Reveals Increase in Crash Risk from Phone Use while Driving
As the rates of fatal accidents on US roads continue to climb, many experts assert that the culprit is the ubiquitous use of mobile phones by drivers. A recently-released study sought to uncover just how much drivers increased their risk of a crash by either talking or texting while driving by studying video footage… Read More »
Court Rules that Written Notice of a Pothole Isn’t Necessary where the City Created the Pothole
A case recently before the First Department (Manhattan and the Bronx) of the New York Appellate Division asked the court to rule on whether the City of New York was required to consider a claim for injuries caused by a pothole if the City didn’t receive written notice in advance. The Appellate Division ruled… Read More »
New York Worker Suffers Fatal Fall while Repairing Elevator
A local repairman was recently fatally injured while working on an elevator in Manhattan. The accident is a tragic reminder of the need for all workers to receive critical safety equipment when working at a height on New York construction projects. Read on to learn more about the lethal accident, and contact an experienced… Read More »
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Reveal Greater Number of Workplace Injuries in 2017
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has recently released a report on the number and causes of on-the-job deaths nationwide in 2016, and the results are startling. Read on to learn about the most common reasons that workers are injured in the US, and speak with a skilled New York workplace injury lawyer… Read More »
Elevator Accident Victim Defeats Attempt to Dismiss Claims
A woman who was injured by an allegedly misleveled apartment building elevator will now be able to move forward with a claim for damages, after the New York Appellate Division rejected the defendants’ attempt to have the lawsuit dismissed. This case was conducted in the First Department, serving New York County (Manhattan) and Bronx… Read More »
Property Owners Face Liability for Failing to Shovel Sidewalks
New York has been walloped with record-breaking cold temperatures and snowfall that has blanketed the city. Despite the brutal weather, life goes on. Most of the city’s residents must still make their way out into the chilling cold to get to work or school – commutes which often involve traversing treacherously-slippery roads and sidewalks…. Read More »
Informed Consent Necessary before Surgical Procedures
There are numerous facets to the legal duty of care that medical professionals in New York, including surgeons, must provide to their patients. They must listen attentively while their patients describe their symptoms to ensure that they have all relevant information when determining a diagnosis. They must follow best practices in their field when… Read More »
Research Reveals Additional Vulnerability of Women to Concussions
More and more medical researchers have begun looking at the causes and long-term effects of concussions on head injury victims. While concussion research has historically been conducted exclusively on men, a growing body of research shows that head injuries affect women differently than men. In a quest to find out why this may be,… Read More »
Claim for Slip-and-Fall Alleging that Lighting on Stairs was Inadequate Moves toward Trial
The First Department of the New York Appellate Division (Manhattan and the Bronx) recently issued an opinion on a slip-and-fall claim in a Washington Heights apartment building. The appellate panel allowed a claim against the building’s owners to move forward to trial, despite problems with evidence caused in part by the defendants. Fall on… Read More »